The Wine Conversation

▻ Value Burgundy with Jasper Morris MW

22 Jun 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Is there still value in Burgundy? Jasper Morris MW, author of” Inside Burgundy”, says yes. Listen in to discover which appellations Jasper re...

▻ Bringing Mature Bordeaux Back on Wine Lists

02 Jun 2026

Contributed by Lukas

When did you last see a mature bottle of Bordeaux on a wine list? Sarah Kemp talks to Michael Saunders and Robert Mathias MW of Coterie Holding’s wh...

▻ The Story of the Judgement of Paris – Part IV

29 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In our final episode of The Judgement of Paris, Sarah Kemp and John Stimpfig discuss the impact of the historic tasting, and discuss with Patricia Gal...

▻ The Story of the Judgement of Paris – Part III

28 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

“We weren’t always welcome because they thought we were French”. Bella Spurrier recalling her trip to California with Steven while sourcing the ...

▻ The Story of the Judgement of Paris – Part II

27 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

“We weren’t always welcome because they thought we were French”. Bella Spurrier recalling her trip to California with Steven while sourcing the ...

▻ The Story of the Judgement of Paris – Part I

26 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The most significant wine tasting in history celebrates its 50th anniversary. Join us for the first episode in a special four-part series on “T...

▻ Omnibus XLIII

17 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Listen in to Omnibus for this month’s biggest wine stories with John Stimpfig and Elin McCoy. Find out what the talk of Napa Valley is,  discov...

✒ Ca’Marcanda’s 30th Anniversary

14 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Gaia Gaja was in town to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Ca’Marcanda, the family’s Bolgheri estate.

▻ What Will Make The Bordeaux 2025 Campaign A Success

07 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

As Bordeaux châteaux start to release their prices for the Bordeaux 2025 vintage, Sarah Kemp talks to Tom Burchfield, Head of Market intelligence at ...

▻ Bordeaux 2025: The Verdict

04 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Jane Anson and Sarah Kemp are halfway through the Bordeaux 2025 tastings, with Jane having tasted over 500 wines, and Sarah trying to catch up with 25...

▻ Bordeaux 2025: Part 2

22 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Jane Anson and Sarah Kemp are halfway through the Bordeaux 2025 tastings, with Jane having tasted over 500 wines, and Sarah trying to catch up with 25...

▻ Bordeaux 2025: Part 1

19 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

First report on Bordeaux 2025 from Jane Anson and Sarah Kemp. In their first En Primeur podcast they describe the vintage, which despite on paper look...

▻ How You Get The Next Generation Into Fine Wine

13 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Wine consumption is at its lowest since the early 1960s, and one reason is that the younger generation isn’t drinking wine. One company that is addr...

▻ Drops of God

08 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Listen in to hear Sebastien Pradal talk to Elin McCoy on how he came to be the wine consultant to the hit Apple TV series “Drops of God”. As the w...

✒ Isole e Olena 2026 New Releases

07 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

John Stimpfig reports on the latest releases from Isole e Olena, one of the great estates of Tuscany.

▻ The 250-Year History Between USA and Bordeaux

26 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Jane Anson discusses the extraordinary relationship between the USA and Bordeaux as the US begins to celebrate its 250th anniversary of independence. ...

▻ Barbaresco with David Gleave MW

16 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Join David Gleave MW for a deep dive into the wines of Barbaresco in our latest 10-Minute Masterclass. Discover the vineyards to look out for on the l...

▻ Chassagne-Montrachet with Jasper Morris MW

09 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Listen in for our latest 10-Minute Masterclass on Chassagne-Montrachet with Burgundian guru Jasper Morris MW author of Inside Burgundy and www.in...

▻ Omnibus XXXXII

25 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

“We are having a reckoning of the US wine industry.” Elin McCoy reports. Vineyards being pulled up, wineries for sale, wineries closing, exports f...

▻ St Estèphe with Jane Anson

16 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

“I would say St Estèphe is one of Bordeaux’s most exciting appellations right now” Listen in to our latest 10-Minute Masterclass with Jane Anso...

▻ Ernst Loosen

02 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

He is known around the world as “Mr Riesling”. He fired the workforce during his first vintage, threw a book of how to make wine at the one person...

▻ The Connoisseur Week in Tuscany

19 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Discover the amazing people visited and great wines drunk when Jane Anson and Sarah Kemp visited Tuscany on the inaugural Tuscany Connoisseur Week. Fi...

▻ Omnibus XXXXI

07 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Listen in to our first Omnibus in 2026 for all the latest wine news and views with John Stimpfig, Elin McCoy and Sarah Kemp. This month, we look at Mi...

✒ Why Now is Tuscany’s Golden Age

17 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah Kemp discusses the reasons why Tuscany is outperforming Bordeaux and the rest of the fine wine market.

▻ 2025 Wines of the Year

16 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Listen in to hear Jane Anson and Sarah Kemp discuss their 2025 Wines of the Year. After a year of travelling the vineyards, going to tastings and dinn...

✒ Château Lascombes

08 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

John Stimpfig talks to Axel Heinz, who caused shockwaves last year when he left Ornellaia and Masseto to head back to Bordeaux to run Château Las...

▻ The Best Wine Books 2025

04 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Time to clear your shelves, or build some more, as Brian St Pierre recommends the best wine books to buy this Christmas. Whether you want to armchair ...

▻ Omnibus XXXX

19 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Another action-packed Omnibus with John Stimpfig and Elin McCoy reporting on the latest news from the wine world. This month we look at the 2025 harve...

▻ The 1945 First Growth Bordeaux Tasting

05 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A very special podcast. Listen in to hear Jane Anson describe the historic tasting of Bordeaux’s 1945 First Growths at Kensington Palace to mark the...

▻ Alexander Van Beek of Château Giscours

29 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A 24-year-old Dutchman came to pick some grapes in Bordeaux on an estate belonging to a friend of his father Eric Albada Jelgersma. He ended up stayin...

▻ The Golden Vine Auction

20 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dreaming of visiting the world’s most illustrious wine estates, being treated as a VIP with tours and fine wine dinners and then owning large format...

✒ The Latest Wine Books

17 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Brian St Pierre takes a look at the latest crop of wine books, and picks out the ones he believes should be on every wine lover’s shelf

▻ Where is vineyard sustainability today, with Rodrigo Soto

03 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sustainability is the buzzword in the wine industry but where is it today? John Stimpfig talks to Rodrigo Soto, one of the earliest and leading practi...

▻ Making White Burgundy with Jasper Morris MW

29 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Burgundy guru Jasper Morris MW, author of Inside Burgundy,  looks at “Making White Burgundy” in our latest 10-Minute Masterclass. T...

▻ Omnibus XXXIX

05 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Listen in to hear the latest news and views from the wine world in this month’s Omnibus. Stories include harvest updates, wildfires in Europe and US...

▻ Château Lafleur Leaving the Pomerol Appellation

02 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Emergency Bordeaux podcast! Jane Anson and Sarah Kemp discuss the news that has sent seismic waves around the wine world- stellar Château Lafleur wil...

✒ Ardfern

26 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you are heading to Edinburgh do not miss Ardfern, an all-day café, bottle shop and restaurant with the most brilliant wine list at reasonable ...

▻ Don St Pierre of ASC Fine Wines

25 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Don St Pierre Jnr founded ASC Fine Wines in China with his father in 1996, and pioneered the introduction of wine to a nation of Baijiu drinkers. In o...

▻ Barolo with David Gleave MW

11 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Who are the best producers in Barolo? Who are the up-and-coming producers? What does it taste like young and old?  Best vintages? What type of so...

▻ Christian Moueix

28 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Christian Moueix is the winemaker’s winemaker, the man Hugh Johnson called “a reference point to the Right Bank of Bordeaux”. Usually when you s...

▻ Omnibus XXXVIII

24 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The FBI, MI6, CIA and a nuclear physicist - all used to find counterfeit wine by Bill Koch, one of the subjects of this month’s Wine Conversation. P...

▻ Hannes Myburgh of Meerlust

10 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hannes Myburg talks to John Stimfig for our series “Great Wine Lives” about growing up and then running the iconic South African Meerlust estate, ...

▻ The Connoisseur Week 2025

25 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Find out why the Connoisseur Week is Sarah Kemp and Jane Anson’s favourite week of the year. Five decades of Haut-Bailly, Ausone 61 in magnum, Haut ...

▻ Optimism in the Wine World with Adrian Bridge

11 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Optimism is a rare commodity in the wine world today. Listen in to hear why Adrian Bridge of the Fladgate Partnership is optimistic, and what his beli...

▻ 20 years of Barons de Rothschild Champagne

03 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Twenty years ago, three branches of the Rothschild family decided to create a brand new Champagne House. Why did they do it, how did they do it? Liste...

▻ Beaune with Jasper Morris MW

25 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Listen in to hear Jasper Morris MW take a deep dive into the wines of Beaune in our latest 10-Minute Masterclass. In this episode, he explores the Pre...

▻ Omnibus XXXVII

15 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Listen in to Omnibus for this month’s wine news and views and it is fast moving news this month as the roller-coaster tariffs cause chaos in the win...

▻ Mike Ratcliffe

06 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Ratcliffe, one of South Africa’s most dynamic producers, talks to John Stimpfig for our series “Great Wine Lives” He discusses growing up ...

▻ Bordeaux 2024 – The Verdict

29 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The verdict is in! Listen in to our final podcast on En Primeur Bordeaux 2024, where after three weeks of tasting Jane Anson delivers her views on the...

▻ Bordeaux 2024 Vintage Challenges

28 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

“A challenging year” – total agreement from two of Bordeaux’s most experienced directors, Frédéric Faye of Château Figeac and Alexander Van...

▻ Bordeaux 2024 Wines – First Impressions

14 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Listen in for Jane Anson and Sarah Kemp’s first impressions of the Bordeaux 2024 vintage after tasting (Jane has already tasted 500 wines, and Sarah...

▻ The Bordeaux Market

09 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Justin Gibbs, co-founder of Liv-ex, talks to Sarah Kemp about the Bordeaux market and discusses the issues facing En Primeur, and why the pricing of t...

▻ Who Buys Bordeaux En Primeur

05 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On the eve of the 2024 Bordeaux En Primeur campaign, Sarah Kemp talks to David Thomas of Bordeaux Index, the man responsible for selling millions of p...

▻ En Primeur Bordeaux 2024 – The Weather

05 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In our first En Primeur Bordeaux 2024 podcast Jane Anson talks to Sarah Kemp about the weather conditions that forged the 2024 vintage in Bordeaux. It...

▻ The Canadian Wine Industry Post Tariffs

01 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

“Elbows up” in Canada as the Canadian wine industry reacts to the US tariffs. Sarah Kemp talks to Don Ziraldo, leading Canadian vintner who co-fou...

▻ Omnibus XXXVI

24 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Listen in to our latest Omnibus for all the news and views from the wine world. Elin McCoy reports on Trump’s tariffs, and the negative effect they ...

✒ Biondi Santi’s New Releases

18 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

John Stimpfig tastes the latest releases from the world-famous Biondi Santi estate.

✒ Gravner – The Road Not Taken

11 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah Kemp attends a vertical of Gravner, the father of the modern orange wine movement, and asks “are classical wine lovers missing out?”

▻ Côte Chalonnaise with Jasper Morris MW

05 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Discover the Côte Chalonnaise with Jasper Morris MW in our latest 10-Minute Masterclass. Find out the differences between the villages of Bouzeron, R...

✒ Sustainability with Viña Santa Rita

23 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Elena Carretero of Viña Santa Rita talks to us about how Chile’s premier winery is embracing its sustainable future.

▻ Pruning with Jane Anson

17 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Some producers say that the quality of their wine is down to their pruning methods. Jane Anson looks at the art of pruning in our latest 10-Minute Mas...

▻ Omnibus XXXV

12 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Listen in to Omnibus for all the latest wine news and views. This month John Stimpfig reports on the 2023 Burgundy vintage, Elin McCoy names her top t...

▻ Morey-St-Denis with Jasper Morris MW

29 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Listen in to another great 10-Minute Masterclass with Burgundy expert Jasper Morris MW, author of Inside Burgundy and the brilliant website www.i...

✒ Kellerei Cantina Terlan Tasting

23 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah Kemp reports on a historic tasting of Kellerei Cantina Terlan with vintages back to 1955.

▻ Romané Basset of the Gerard Basset Foundation

15 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Helping military veterans overcome  PTSD, giving young disadvantaged people a chance to enter the wine world, scholarships for individuals caught...

▻ Sicily with David Gleave MW

09 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Italian guru David Gleave MW takes a look at Sicily in our latest 10-Minute Masterclass. He takes us through its varied landscape and five different w...

▻ Omnibus XXXIV

23 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Listen in to our special festive edition of Omnibus. John Stimpfig and Sarah Kemp both name their top five wines of the year and Elin McCoy names her ...

✒ The Most Notable Wine Books of The Year 2024

20 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It has been a vintage year for wine books says Brian St Pierre. Check out our Wine Books of the Year for an assessment of this bounty.

▻ Marc Hochar

16 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As war in the Lebanon yet again fills our news channels Sarah Kemp talks to Marc Hochar of Chateau Musar for our series “Great Wine Lives”.  ...

▻ Omnibus XXXIII

09 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Listen in to Omnibus 33 to hear all the latest news and views from the world of wine. This month we start by looking at three great wine-friendly rest...

▻ The Asian Wine Market

27 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Which country in Asia is going to be the next hot spot for fine wine? Listen in to hear Timothy Goh of Vinum Fine Wines talk to Sarah Kemp about the d...

✒ Masseto Vertical Tasting

26 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

John Stimpfig reports on a rare vertical of Masseto, the Marchesi Frescobali family’s renowned wine which is known as “the Petrus of Italy”.

▻ Chablis Premiers Crus with Jasper Morris MW

14 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Listen in to another brilliant 10-Minute Masterclass from Jasper Morris MW. In this episode, he looks at Chablis premiers crus and discusses its histo...

✒ Sebastian Zuccardi’s New Releases

13 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sebastian Zuccardi is one of South America’s most dynamic winemakers. Sarah Kemp meets up with him to taste his new vintages and finds out from hi...

▻ Philippe Guigal

31 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Philippe Guigal is the third generation of the illustrious Guigal wine family from the Rhône. He talks to Sarah Kemp for our series “Great Wine Liv...

▻ Omnibus XXXII

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

John Stimpfig reports on how vintners are coping in the Bekaa Valley, Elin McCoy discusses the sale of Duckhorn Portfolio for 1.95 billion dollars, pl...

▻ Montalcino with David Gleave MW

11 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join us for a 10-Minute Masterclass on Montalcino, home to the famous Brunello di Montalcino. Italian expert David Gleave MW guides us through the reg...

▻ Lenz Moser

30 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In our latest “Great Wine Lives” series Elin McCoy talks to Lenz Moser about how his curiosity took him from his family estate in Austria to China...

▻ Grape Varieties in Chile

25 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Take a deep dive into Chile with our Founding Sponsor Santa Rita Estate’s viticulture manager, Gerardo Leal. Find out which regions he thinks suit w...

▻ Volnay with Jasper Morris MW

16 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Discover what makes Volnay so special with Jasper Morris MW in our latest 10-Minute Masterclass. Discover its history, its terroir, the vineyards to k...

✒ Siepi 30th Anniversary

14 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

▻ How to Build a Wine Empire

09 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How do you build a new wine empire? Michael Saunders, the man who co-founded Bibendum and spent 40-years building it into one of Britain’s most dyna...

▻ Omnibus XXXI

28 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Listen in to Omnibus for all the latest wine news and views. This month we cover the fake wine scandal in Taiwan, the latest harvest reports, wine ban...

▻ Sangiovese with David Gleave MW

12 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Davie Gleave MW takes a deep-dive into Italy’s most planted grape, Sangiovese. Discover where it grows best, where the grape originated from (spoile...

✒ Great Wines Take Time

09 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A vertical of the rare Château Grillet, organised by Libération Tardive, whose aim is to reintroduce wine enthusiasts to the values and pleasures ...

▻ Lorenzo Pasquini about Château d’Yquem

02 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What is it like to run one of the world’s most prestigious wine estates? Listen in to hear Lorenzo Pasquini talk to Elin McCoy about his life as Est...

▻ Gevrey-Chambertin with Jasper Morris MW

29 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join world-expert Jasper Morris MW, author of the award-winning Inside Burgundy and the brilliant website www.insideburgundy.com, for his latest 10-mi...

▻ Casa Real with Baltazar Sánchez

17 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Baltazar Sánchez, the Chairman of the historic Chilean estate Vina Santa Rita, talks to Sarah Kemp about how Casa Real came to be one of Chile’s fl...

▻ Rajeev Samant of Sula Vineyards

15 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In our latest series of “Great Wine Lives” John Stimpfig talks to Rajeev Samant of Sula Vineyards, the man who is the founder of India’s wine in...

▻ Chianti Classico with David Gleave MW

08 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join us for a brand new series of 10-Minute Masterclasses. We are thrilled that David Gleave MW, renowned Italian expert, will be sharing his extraord...

▻ The Mâconnais with Jasper Morris MW

26 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join world-expert Jasper Morris MW, author of the award-winning Inside Burgundy and the brilliant website www.insideburgundy.com,  for his l...

✒ Connoisseur Week 2024

20 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah Kemp looks back at her personal highlights of 2024’s fabulous Connoisseur Week.

▻ Omnibus XXX

15 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Listen in to this month’s Omnibus for all the latest wine news and views from around the world. Who were the winners and losers in the Bordeaux 2023...

▻ Andrew Caillard MW about The Australian Ark

15 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Australian Ark is one of the most important wine books to have been published not just this year, but any year. Jane Anson talks to its author And...

▻ Sacha Lichine

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sacha Lichine, the “godfather of rosé” talks to Jane Anson for our series “Great Wine Lives”. Son of Alexis Lichine, one of the most prominen...

▻ Sebastián Labbé – The 2024 Chilean Vintage

25 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sebastián Labbé, Chief Winemaker for Santa Rita premium wines, talks about the 2024 harvest in Chile. Find out which regions he believed were outsta...

▻ Understanding the Burgundy Trade

20 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join us for a 10-minute masterclass on understanding the Burgundy trade with leading Burgundy authority Jasper Morris MW, author of the award-winning ...

▻ Wine Maps

12 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The German Air Force’s 1943 map of the Medoc was used to create the base material for the Bordeaux Wine Atlas map. One of the fascinating facts in a...

▻ Bordeaux 2023 – Part Two

02 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As Jane Anson finishes her report on the 2023 Bordeaux vintage she talks to Sarah Kemp about her impressions after tasting over 800 wines. She advises...

▻ Omnibus XXIX

28 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

News and views aplenty in this month’s Omnibus, good, bad and damn frightening. Elin McCoy finds there is great wine, food and art at Château La Co...